Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1444 A new day

The next day, the time that Shangluo had been “waiting for so long” arrived.

It was the first time for him to see someone die in front of him, which was actually a mental shock to everyone.
After all, no one could wait for this living person to die in front of them at a certain time.

However, the reactions of the onlookers, the deceased's family members, and even the deceased himself were not that excited.

When Zhu Xianxin first came to the hospital, he was planning to let Governor Yuan leave the intensive care unit, but after Governor Yuan arrived here, he suddenly refused. He just wanted to sit here.

In line with the principle of "the dead are the greatest", Zhu Xianxi and others sat down with him - Zhu Xianxi also asked whether he should spend this time with his family. But Governor Yuan said that he had said what he should say last night, and the last farewell of life should be to his colleagues.

In addition to Governor Yuan and his family, Shangluo, Zhu Xianxun in plain clothes, and other Jinyiwei including Lu Huaiyang were also present. Wen Gelao was also here, and he came to visit on behalf of the cabinet. The cabinet also recruits people based on their merits, and Governor Yuan has made great contributions this time. If his future work can proceed normally, then he will most likely have a seat in the next cabinet reorganization - and the cabinet will also welcome its first non-natural person member.

"Why don't we give it a try?" Zhu Xianxin suggested, "What if we can save him?"

The time was almost up, and everyone had already arrived at the hospital. Although Governor Yuan himself had not shown any discomfort, Zhu Xianxun still felt that it was not reasonable to let someone die in front of him.

"No need, no need. I accept it." Governor Yuan waved his hand, "I think the time is about right, so I won't bother anymore."

He himself didn't think it was a big deal. After today, he could go to Beiting and take up his post as a frontier official. The visit from the cabinet's Minister Wen basically confirmed his position in the next cabinet.

It was actually difficult for him to fill this position because there were dozens of competitors in the same row as him, and he was not the most outstanding one in any aspect. But because of what happened in the past two days, he suddenly achieved achievements that others could not achieve.

Although this change in life did make him a little nervous, what awaited him was immortality that had been locked in advance - he didn't have to wait any longer and directly entered the semi-immortal body. Although his perception of the outside world would be weakened, he could reduce his sleep time and increase his work efficiency, allowing him to show his skills after arriving in Beiting.

The mission assigned to him by Zhu Xianxun made him even more ambitious - he would stand his last shift, become the last Grand Commander of Beiting, and would single-handedly manage the process of transforming the entire Beiting into the Heavenly Forbidden Garden, and he would also single-handedly organize the stationing of the Heavenly Army inside the Forbidden Garden.

This achievement is so great that it can be compared to the achievement of founding the country. Under normal circumstances, it is indeed difficult for him to be credited with such great achievements.

"Then, Governor Yuan, do you have any requests? There is only one hour left."

"Request?" Governor Yuan thought for a moment. "You know what? I have arranged many things in the past few days. I almost forgot what to do in the last few days. So how about this? I am from Xi'an. I haven't eaten Roujiamo for a long time. In the last few days, I want to eat some Roujiamo."

"Then I'll go buy it?" Shangluo stood up, "General Yuan, where do you want to eat Roujiamo?"

"No, I'll go." Lu Huaiyang stood up, "I remember there's one nearby, I'll go buy it quickly."

"Please hurry up. I suddenly feel that my breathing is a little difficult. I don't know if it's because of nervousness or I'm about to have a seizure."

In an hour, he will experience the most significant turning point in his life, and it is impossible not to be nervous. His breathing is a little rapid, so he himself can't tell whether it is because the drug is about to wear off or he is just nervous.

"Right away! Wait a moment." Lu Huaiyang ran, jumped out of the window from the 8th floor, and a thunder followed him - within 3 minutes, another thunder and lightning broke through the window, and he came back with a roujiamo, which was wrapped in 4 layers of oil paper to keep it warm, and it was still hot from the oven.

"Governor Yuan! The roujiamo you requested is here!"

Lu Huaiyang handed the roujiamo to Governor Yuan's trembling hands. With the roujiamo in hand, he felt much better. It seemed that his breathing difficulties were indeed just due to nervousness rather than the effect of the medicine.

However, as soon as the Roujiamo entered his mouth, the crispy and browned thousand-layer shell made a "crunching" sound, and Governor Yuan's condition suddenly worsened. A surge of anger rushed to his forehead, and the Roujiamo fell onto his legs.

"Governor Yuan!" Zhu Xianxun stepped forward. "Is it time? Do you have anything else to say?"

"No." Governor Yuan waved his hand.

"Captain Yuan, are you saying we still need to rescue them?"

"No, no!" He choked on his breath, his face flushed red, "This steamed bun is Tongguan steamed bun! The roujiamo in Xi'an Xi'an uses Baiji steamed bun!!!"

"Eh?" Lu Huaiyang asked subconsciously, "Are these two different?"

Governor Yuan sat up in shock: "How can these two be the same!!! Tongguan steamed buns have crispy crusts, while Baiji steamed buns are baked with leavened dough. Me!!!"

With a scream, Governor Yuan became so angry that he fainted.

"Governor Yuan!"

"Governor Yuan!"

Zhu Xianxun glanced at the time and said, "It's wrong! The time is wrong. Imperial physician! Call the imperial physician quickly!"

"Wait, wait, I have a Xiao Huan Dan here!" Captain Qi from the Alchemy Room was also here. He hurriedly took out a Xiao Huan Dan and gave it to Governor Yuan to hold under his tongue, but Governor Yuan did not react.

He pinched Governor Yuan's pulse and asked, "Is he dead?"

"The Xiaohuandan is useless?" Zhu Xianxun asked in surprise.

"The Xiao Huan Dan can only save the living, not the dead. But the timing is not right yet."

"Let me see?" Shangluo also came over - he couldn't take the pulse with his hands, but he could diagnose the pulse with a thread. He pulled out the antenna of the mobile phone and tied it to Governor Yuan's wrist, and Shangluo took a look at the screen.

"It looks like something is stuck in his trachea."

"I'll do it!" Lu Huaiyang hurried forward to correct his mistake. He pinched the sword finger with his right hand, moved his energy to the fingertips, pressed it on Governor Yuan's chest and moved it upwards -

Governor Yuan spat out a mouthful of steamed bread and came back to life.

"Cough! Cough, cough, cough!" He turned over, holding onto a chair and finally taking a breath. "I told you that you can't eat this Tongguan steamed bun. It makes the crumbs fall off when you eat it. If you choke to death on this Tongguan steamed bun, even the King of Hell would laugh. If you have to choke to death, you'd better choke to death on Baiji steamed bun."

"So where did you buy it?" Zhu Xianxun asked.

"Confucius Temple, I bought it at the door of my house. Our Roujiamo here all looks like this." "When eating Roujiamo, you must make sure to choose the baked steamed bun!" Governor Yuan emphasized, "Is this thing edible?"

Governor Yuan was extremely angry. He was more energetic now than when he first entered the hospital.

"What the hell." Qi Qianhu beside him wondered, "He should have been dead, why is he alive again? Is it because he was not destined to die?"

"That's right." Zhu Xianxi suddenly felt a little surprised. "Could it be that the pill I refined is more effective than the original one, and it can make people immortal after taking it? This person was dead, but he can come back to life? This person must have reached the realm of half a step to heaven. Wait."

He suddenly thought: "Could it be that the medicine is too strong and has other functions, which is why Governor Yuan died so young?"

"So, Your Majesty," Qi Qianhu asked, "where did you make this pill? Where did the medicinal materials come from?"

"The medicinal materials I use to make pills are all picked up from the pharmacy in the inner storehouse. As you know, the furnace I use is the Tiandi Honglu."

"My Emperor!" Captain Qi covered his forehead with his hands. "Does Xu Fu have such a good furnace? He doesn't have such good medicinal materials. If you put them in the furnace of heaven and earth and refine them with civil and military fire, the efficacy of the medicine will be doubled."

"Ahhh!" Zhu Xianxi also reacted. "Normally this is a good thing! The pills I refine are all top-grade, because the medicinal materials are good, the pill furnace is also good, and the effects of all pills are extremely good. I didn't think of it, this pill is fatal! The better the effect, the faster the life will be taken. I have to refine a pill that is not so effective."

[It's over now. The responsibility is all on him.]

Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhu Xianxin——

"I'm sorry I'm guilty. I'm really sorry."

This made Governor Yuan feel embarrassed - embarrassing Zhu Xianxin was itself an embarrassment for him.

The scene fell into an eerie silence.

"How about this. Have you all said what you need to say? If you have, you can go home first. I have something to say to Governor Yuan."

An hour later, Governor Yuan and Zhu Xianxun, who had already entered the spirit figurine, went downstairs together. Governor Yuan looked unwell, but seemed to be in a good mood. It was not known whether it was because he had completed the transformation without any danger, or because Zhu Xianxun had promised him something else.

He shook hands with everyone in his spirit form, and then went on to perform his duties. Before he went to Beiting, he had to report to the cabinet, and Wen Gelao was there to pick him up.

The cabinet's car left, and Zhu Xianen and Shangluo got into their car, Shangluo's self-driving Grani. Zhu Xianen was in plain clothes today, so the Royal Guards didn't have to follow him when Shangluo was with him. Only Lu Huaiyang sat in the front passenger seat because he was passing by.

"Ah" Zhu Xianxi leaned back, "Why am I so careless. How could I poison someone to death..."

"Your Majesty, I was also wrong. He choked to death."

"I poisoned him."

"No, no, I choked to death."

"It's no use trying to take the blame on yourself. I've already promised to compensate him."

"Uh" Lu Huaiyang touched his head, "Should I go see him too? What did you do to compensate him, Tianzi?"

"Give me another pill of this medicine and give it to his son."

This was also the decision made by Governor Yuan after trying it out - entering the Lingyong was completely acceptable to him. After all, as mentioned before, he was going to rule, so he could certainly accept the slight decline in quality of life that came with it.

So after he ate it, he also wanted to give one to his son.

"After all, the efficacy of my pill is really good. But the side effect of the efficacy is that it will shorten lifespan. When the efficacy becomes better, the side effect also becomes greater. However, after taking it, the body becomes less prone to death, which is a pleasant surprise. From the perspective of drug testing, or from the perspective of medical treatment, it is reasonable for me to give him more compensation."

From this perspective, Governor Yuan gave Zhu Xianxi the same thing again, which was a way for Zhu Xianxi to save face. Although the side effects were severe, it at least showed that the efficacy of the pill was acceptable to people. It was just because Governor Yuan himself was unlucky that he died before he could enjoy it for long.

But his son is still young. After taking this enhanced version of the elixir, he should still have a life span of more than ten years, which is enough. This means that before he ascends to heaven, he can ensure that his son will not die suddenly due to a sudden accident.

The most important thing is that he gave a positive review after taking it and then "repurchased it once", which in itself is proof of the drug's effectiveness. Zhu Xianxin's face was restored in front of everyone.

[So that's how it is] Apollonia pondered for a moment, [This Governor Yuan really has a high EQ. This way, neither of them will be embarrassed.]

"It's okay." Zhu Xianxun sighed, "Fortunately, we are all immortals, and such mistakes can be redeemed. After all, if it were before, no one would be in the mood to talk about these things before dying."

"By the way." Shangluo asked, "Has Governor Yuan adapted to the situation now?"

"It seems that the effect of my pill has also extended to now? Governor Yuan seems to have adapted to the spirit figurine very quickly. When he first got off the ground, his walking was a little shaky, but after taking two steps, he immediately became smooth. We originally planned to let him go down in a wheelchair, but he said he wanted to walk by himself, and walked the whole place with high spirits. Now he is going to work in the cabinet right after that, without any rest. This is really... I can't believe his non-stop energy."

"Was it like this before, Governor Yuan?"

"Not really. Governor Yuan's performance in all aspects was relatively ordinary before - of course, it was above the standard. It's just that there are too many outstanding people at his level, so he doesn't seem that outstanding. In front of such a group of people, if I always interfere in government affairs, it will seem that I have no confidence in my own abilities. So I concentrate on studying alchemy, and my achievements in other aspects can balance my status in front of them."

“Is this what Daozu taught?”

Zhu Xianxi nodded: "Daozu said that if I don't have confidence, then I should keep the information gap. Don't let others see you all the time, and talk less. As long as others don't know where you are wrong, they won't know where you are inferior to them - but from now on, I'm afraid I will have to start showing up more often."

Now that he was about to ascend, the cabinet alone could not complete the work. As a professional, Zhu Xianxi himself had to increase the frequency of showing up in daily work so that he could maintain control of the progress of his ascension.

"With Governor Yuan's publicity, we have taken the first step." Shang Luo concluded, "Then, Brother, it's time to start the second step. Get ready to start refining the elixir. After the drug testing is over, those who should take it can take it first."

"I won't use Daozu's furnace this time, I have to build one myself."

(End of this chapter)